This report describes how tertiary education contributes to building up a country's capacity for participation in an increasingly knowledge-based world economy and investigates policy options for tertiary education that have the potential to enhance economic growth and reduce poverty. It...

School health and nutirion programs can contribue to achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative (EFA) by helping children enroll on time, complete their education, and realize their cognitive potential. Achieving these goals depends on reaching the children most in need. One strong...

The purpose of this report is to provide sound analytical foundations for strategic planning and sector dialogue between education policy makers, development partners and civil society representatives at a key turning point in the development of education in Ghana. During the last five years,...

This brief policy note reviews experience so far with the implementation of a new financing scheme for general education (based on the principle of 'money follows the student') in the Russian Federation. The policy note, which also briefly discusses the lessons of international experience in the...

The polish tertiary education report was undertaken by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank in consultation with the Ministry of National Education and Sports of Poland (MoNES). The modernization of higher education and other tertiary education services has become an increasing focus...